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And who specifically do you sue, and what exactly for?
Anyone who puts out these hit-pieces, and hit them for slander.
Yeah, there's a reason I used the words "specifically" and "exactly" in my post. It's very easy to say "This vague thing should be done to the bad people!" but when you start looking into the particular rather than the general the problems quickly become apparent and it's clear why it doesn't happen very often and generally doesn't work out when it is tried.
Who's being slandered? Who has standing to sue? The only really plausible answer to those questions is Baen themselves, but how are they being slandered? The article spends a lot more time saying "These people on the site said X" and tends to quote them. In regards to Baen themselves, pretty much all they've said that isn't pure opinion is "They haven't done anything about this." which is objectively true whether you think they should have done something or not. Say they do try to make a case though, what kind of damages do they seek? How much business have they lost because a third party (the service providers) did something in response to complaints that came from other third parties, in reaponse to the article? How much, as in a specific percentage or dollar figure, can you attribute to the article writer? Even if the article was factually wrong (Despite the quotes provided for what he claims was said.) rather than just being 'wrong' when it comes to his opinion and interpretation of those facts (Which obviously isn't actionable.) can you prove he was acting maliciously and knowingly false, with the intent to damage Baen?
www.baen.com
Kind of telling that not even a place like Vice would pick it up.And here's a link to the hit piece. I am kinda of the opinion a C & D letter should be fired off:
And here's Toni's response.
A Note from Toni Weisskopf
Baen's eBook marketplace. eBooks with no DRM in every major format--for the Kindle, iPad, Nook, and more.
And here's a link to the hit piece. I am kinda of the opinion a C & D letter should be fired off:
And here's Toni's response.
A Note from Toni Weisskopf
Baen's eBook marketplace. eBooks with no DRM in every major format--for the Kindle, iPad, Nook, and more.
And here's a link to the hit piece. I am kinda of the opinion a C & D letter should be fired off:
And here's Toni's response.
A Note from Toni Weisskopf
Baen's eBook marketplace. eBooks with no DRM in every major format--for the Kindle, iPad, Nook, and more.
Kratman is the lowest hanging fruit possible on the subterranean tree. Why has Baen not disassociated with him?
Wait, really? There's a hate cult dedicated solely to Kratman on SV and SB that's probably larger and more fervent than his actual fandom. They really like a guy that fulfills all their preconceptions of a right-winger.
I mean, in fairness to the hate cult, Kratman went out of his way to make Athene a character in his book just to shit on her. IIRC, he literally made a gender confused tank just so he could insult the tank, and thru the tank, Athene.